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Coming up on News 7 at Six:
We'll take you to Northern Virginia to check up on G-O-P senate candidates.
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VO-NAT

And he's not the mythical bloodhound... but a real live police dog... don't
ask him to sit or roll over... a drug-sniffer joins the force in Lynchburg.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=steve

In sports, Ferrum names a new men's basketball coach, the Avalanche
continues to struggle, while the other Avalanche brings the Cup back to Denver,
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VO-NAT

where riots broke out after Colorado won the Stanley Cup last night in triple
overtime.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None

There is a rainbow on the horizon but it may take two more days before it
arrives. In the meantime, locally heavy downpours remain in the forecast.

Warner

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-38
GRAPHIC=Republicans

Virginia voters have one more hour to shape the fate of the Republican
party.
The polls close on this open GOP Senate primary at 7 p-m.
And with them, the hopes of the Republican party that its activists will
hold sway.
Double Boxes=Keith and Ellen/Starlink

Ellen Qualls is in Richmond, where the campaigns of John Warner and Jim
Miller will be ending phase one tonight.
Only one will begin phase two -- the race to November.
Live= Ellen Full/Starlink
SUPER=@Ellen1;
SUPER=06-Richmond;

That's right Keith.
And the man who wants to return to the Senate floor after November spent
most of the day there today.
18- year incumbent John Warner bid farewell to his Majority Leader, as Bob
Dole stepped down from the Senate in emotional proceedings there today.
But every vote counts, and so John Warner began his day in his home precinct
in Alexandria.
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Jim Miller spent his morning in Northern Virginia casting his ballot.
Later this afternoon he was at the State Capital, trying to reel in some
last minute support.
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Miller says he's confident tonight's G- O- P primary will end with him on
top.
That's despite a meager media campaign... that saw him unable to fund any
television ads.
Miller believes a number of issues were buried in mudslinging.
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SOT 5:44:36
IN Q=My opponent
((JIM MILLER/(R) SENATE CANDIDATE: MY OPPONENT REFUSES TO ENGAGE IN A SERIES OF
DEBATES. INSTEAD HE ENGAGES IN A SERIES OF GUTTER SNIPING ATTACKS ON ME.
PERSONAL ATTACKS. ))
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OUT Q=personal attacks

Miller says he enjoys playing the underdog.
But he truly believes tonight will be the start of what he calls-- 'a new
conservative era in the Commonwealth.'
Live=Scott Full/Starlink
SUPER=06-Richmond;
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Double Boxes=Keith and Scott/Starlink

Voter-Turnout

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-34
GRAPHIC=Campaign 96

As the polls close in less than an hour State Election Officials across the
commonwealth reported a light to moderate turnout this morning.
Double Boxes=Keith and Ron/Microwave

This morning voter turnout in the Valley was considered light.
Roanoke City, County, and Salem reported around 4 to 5 percent.
But by mid afternoon the number began to grow.
All three localities averaged between 11 to 13 percent.. and officials
expect that number to grow to 17 to 20 percent when the polls close.
In Roanoke City, which boasts more Democratic voters than Republicans--
authorities think voter turnout during THIS Republican primary will be heavy
because it's such a high profile campaign.
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((GILBERT BUTLER/ROANOKE SEC. OF ELECTORIAL BOARD: I THINK THIS PRIMARY BETWEEN
JIM MILLER AND JOHN WARNER HAS BEEN HIGHLY PUBLICIZED. A LOT OF PAID MEDIA
ATTENTION TO IT AND IT'S BEEN A PRETTY SCRAPPY BATTLE. SO I THINK THE LEVEL OF
INTEREST IN THE PUBLIC IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL FOR INTER-PARTY.))
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Live=Ron Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
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Double Boxes=Keith and Ron/Microwave

Home-Page

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
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Of course we will have results for you shortly after the polls close at
seven.
Take Fullscreen=Home Page ESS 200

You can also find the final vote tally on News 7's home page. The address
is on your television screen.
And we'll have a complete wrap up tonight on News 7 at 11.
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ANCHOR=Keith
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When News 7 at Six returns-
Virginia residents will have another way to win money coming this fall.
We'll tell you about a new multi-state lottery.
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VO-NAT

And the Lynchburg Police force gained a new member today.
They're hoping this labrador retriever will help take a bite out of crime.
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Lottery

Pretty soon there will be a new lottery in town.
Virginia will join four states in a lottery that will be called "The Big
Game".
It'll be offered weekly, beginning in September.
Jackpots will start at four million dollars, but they could exceed 50
million.
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SOT 11:51:11
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((PENNY KYLE/VA LOTTERY DIRECTOR: THIS GAME WILL BE PLAYED IN OUR ONLINE
RETAILERS ON THE SAME TERMINAL THAT WE NOW PLAY ALL OF OUR OTHER ONLINE GAMES.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD

Players will pay a dollar for each play and choose five numbers from one to
50, as well as an additional number from one to 25.

Theft-Ring

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none

Honda Accords and Civics are turning out to be the hottest of the "HOT" cars
in Roanoke.
15 Hondas have been stolen in the city over the past six weeks.
Police say there are apparently two groups stealing the cars... one
juveniles and the other adults.
Officials have arrested four youngsters so far, but they believe others are
still at large.
In the meantime they're encouraging Honda owners to watch where they park
their cars and maybe look into getting anti-theft devices.

Danville-police

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

A Danville woman yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the city and
Police Chief Neal Morris.
The lawsuit also targets several unknown people believed to be police
officers.
Pam Carter alleges the department violated her rights when police knocked
down the door to her home and placed her and her husband in handcuffs two years
ago.
Carter says her young children were frightened and she urinated on herself.
According to court papers, the couple was taken in as suspects in two local
robberies.
Pam Carter was never convicted of a crime and her husband was later
acquitted of robbing a local Piggly Wiggly.
Carter is asking for a jury trial.

Franklin-Murder

A Franklin County man has been found dead, shot in the head.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;

The incident happened yesterday afternoon in this mobile home off of route
607 in Henry.
Police say Jeffrey Glenn Norris was staying here with friends after a recent
break up with his girlfriend.
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((EWELL HUDSON/FRANKLIN COUNTY POLICE;
WE'RE JUST AT THE SITUATION WHERE WE'RE FOLLOWING UP ON NUMEROUS LEADS AND THE
LAST CONTACT WITH ANY ACQUAINTANCES HE HAD WHO MAY HAVE LAST SEEN HIM ALIVE.))
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VO-NAT

Norris was found by a woman living in the home.
Police say there were no signs of forced entry.
They also have no motive and no suspects.
This is the second murder of the year for Franklin County.
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Stocks

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE

The stock market gave up an early gain and finished lower. The Dow lost 19
points, finishing at 56 hundred 68.
NASDAQ was up just a fraction.
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Tornado

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-43
GRAPHIC=Tornado

Clean-up is underway one day after a tornado touched down in Pittsylvania
County at speeds of 80- to 100- miles per hour.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./Yesterday;

The tornado was caught on videotape by a News 7 crew yesterday morning at
9:40 in the community of Mount Airy.
SUPER=03-Renan;

At the same time our camera was rolling, Carolyn Hubbard was hiding in a
closet after the tornado blew the roof off her home in Renan (REE-NAN) just two
miles away.
The storm severely damaged numerous trees in her yard as well as her car and
out building.
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IN Q=Today walking
((CAROLYN HUBBARD/RENAN RESIDENT:TODAY WALKING AROUND I SEE THINGS I DIDN'T SEE
YESTERDAY. I REALLY SEE HOW FAR SOME THINGS WAS CARRIED. I SEE SOME THINGS THAT
WAS DAMAGED THAT I DIDN'T SEE YESTERDAY, SO IT'S, IT'S DIFFERENT.))
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VO-NAT

Officials are still working to determine an exact dollar amount for county
wide damage.
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Drug-Dog

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-37
GRAPHIC=None

It took them years to do it, but the Lynchburg police department finally has
a drug- sniffing dog to call its own.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg

Spencer.. a two- year- old Labrador retriever.. joined the force this
morning as chief Chuck Bennett issued him his own police badge.
Spencer and handler John Sweeney spent the past several weeks at the State
Police academy, getting trained in the art of narcotics detection.
For Spencer it's all a game, but police say they're serious about taking
drugs off the streets.
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SOT 1:04:44
IN Q=The narcotics
((OFFICER JOHN SWEENEY/LYNCHBURG POLICE: THE NARCOTICS DETECTION DOG IS VERY
FREE SPIRITED. HE DOESN'T HAVE OBEDIENCE TRAINING, LIKE I WOULDN'T TELL HIM TO
SIT OR COME HERE AND ALL THE OBEDIENCE TRAINING THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A
PATROL DOG. HIS ONLY THING IS TO PLAY WITH THAT TOWEL, HE'S LOOKING TO PLAY
WITH THE TOWEL AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.))
((CHUCK BENNETT/LYNCHBURG POLICE CHIEF: WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO LAWFULLY
SEARCH. THIS DOG WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRAINED AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
CERTIFIED AND IT IS CERTIFIED NOW BY THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE.))
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SUPER=01-Chuck Bennett/Lynchburg Police Chief; :16
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VO-NAT

Bennett says Spencer will be available on a round- the- clock basis to
assist in drug investigations.
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Sports tease

ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none

Colorado brings the Stanley Cup back to it's new home in Denver, a city
with a huge headache after celebrating it's team championship win last night,
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VO-NAT

also in sports, intern reporter Kent Shiner will introduce us to the
Challenger baseball division.
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S-Cup

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S6-14
GRAPHIC=Stanley Cup

The City of Denver and its hockey team woke up with a huge head ache today
after a long night of celebration. But winning the Stanley Cup made it all
worth while.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Miami, FL/ESPN; :00

S-Celebrate

The Avalanche returned home immediately after the game and arrived in
Denver at 6:20 this morning, denver time to find thousands of fans waiting for
them. team captain Joe Sakic, who was voted the MVP of the Stanley Cup finals,
emerged from the plane with the 34 pound Cup in hand
He let all the fans get a feel for Denver's newest prize.
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S-Disturb

THIS was the scene in Denver, after the Avalanche captured the city's
first ever Stanley Cup. The celebration soon turned to rioting and police had
to get involved. Police used tear gas and batons to subdue the estimated 80
thousand fans who took to the streets.
Rocks and bottles were thrown and at least three people were hospitalized
and several more were arrested.
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S-Avalanche

The Avalanche has lost 12 of 15 heading into tonight's game with Kinston.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Last Night; :00

Salem lost to the Indians 4-3 last night and with the first half of the
season winding down, the Avalanche needs to notch some W's.
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S-Ferrum

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Ferrum

To basketball. Ferrum named Larry Mangino it's new head men's basketball
coach today. Mangino comes to Ferrum from Clark University in Massachusetts
where he served as head coach for the past 5 seasons.

S-Challenger

Every Saturday, the Cave Spring American League Challenger Division takes
the diamond to participate in America's favorite past time.
Intern reporter Kent Shiner has more on some handicapped kids with major
league hearts.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Shanon Smith/Challenger Player; :09
SUPER=01-Josh Campbell/Challenger Player; :15
SUPER=01-Sid Witt Jr./Challenger League Coach; :43
SUPER=01-Sid Witt III/Spartans Manager; 1:10
SUPER=19-Kent Shiner; 1:37
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((You don't hear many of these at a challenger baseball game. One day a week,
from 9am to noon these special kids turn into fierce competitors.
((:))
((:))
For the past six years coaches and parents of mentally and physically
handicapped children have organized a saturday baseball game for their kids.
The players range in age from 7 to 19 and both boys and girls compete. The
program has grown from 8 players to the forty who now involved in the Oak Grove
Elementary baseball bonanza.
((:))
There are two teams that play the Spartans and the Jaycees. Both the kids and
the adults have a blast.
((:))
The games are seven innings long and the focus is not on what they can't do
but what they can.
((:))
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Rubatex

ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

The company that owns Rubatex in Bedford has bought out a competitor.
R-B-X Holdings of Roanoke has purchased the Ensolite division of the
Uniroyal Technology Corporation.
Ensolite makes closed cell foam products used in things like pool floats,
life jackets, and automotive gasket devices.
R-B-X does NOT anticipate this will mean any new jobs for its foam rubber
plant in Bedford, which employs more than 800 people.
Promo
ANCHOR=Keith
(toss to Jean)
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#Promo

The polls for today's Republican primary are going to close in just about
half an hour.
Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom

Jean Jadhon joins us in the newsroom with more on that.
Live=Jean Full/Newsroom
SUPER=@Jean1;

Keith, viewers should stay tuned to WDBJ throughout the evening.
We'll begin crawling the early returns on the bottom of the screen as soon
as they become available.
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VO-NAT

Then coming up tonight at 11, we'll have the complete story. Just who will
face Democratic challenger Mark Warner in November?
Will incumbent Senator JOHN Warner be able to hold off the challenge from
within his own party?
Or will Jim Miller be next in line to represent Virginia republicans?
It's a race being watched across the nation tonight.
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Double Boxes=Keith and Jean/Newsroom
tonight on News 7 at 11.
We'll have the complete story, plus all the other news, weather, and sports